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  1. Confusedsoconfused

    £7,000 electricity Standing Charges

    Hello, We are converting a former office into 10 self-contained flats with kitchens, showers, heaters all electric, no gas. We have been offered a three-phase connection from the National Grid, for 180 kVA, an LV Cut Out and CT Panel. We then approached EDF (large business team) for a supplier...
  2. V

    DNO charges for upgrading 100A TP+N service

    Hi all An industrial customer of ours is running a laser cutting machine at a local industrial estate unit. He has been there 15 years and has changed machines a couple of times ..but loading have always stayed the same or reduced a bit. This week they gave me a call as they could smell...
  3. J

    Callout charges & work carried out couple of days later

    Hey I let out my flat to help with the mortgage costs and I live with my parents. Flat let via fully managed letting agents. My question, Electrician went out to reports of fault with economy 7 heater that is 2.5 yrs old and additional earth bonding required due to new regulations as existing...
  4. E

    UK Contra charges after non payment

    Hi all. New here, just a question if any one has had a similar experience. Halfway through a small domestic rewire, builder wouldn’t pay so long story short, had to take to court, awarded my way, but builder refused to pay still. Got bailiff involved, builder paid and I haven’t been asked to go...
  5. T

    Can anyone help on mutiple meter standing charges

    Hi Im totally confused and wondered if there any electricians who could explain and if there any way out of it. Im trying to switch electrical suppliers and been told that on the national database there are two meters showing at the address and that if I was to switch I would be charged 2...
  6. S

    Texecom Tech support charges

    I think Texecom alarm systems are hard to beat. When installing an elite 24 some weeks ago, I had a small technical query. After some 26 minutes of waiting for technical to answer and listening to the carp music, it cost me £12.86 for the privilege, and still never got my query answered.
  7. Gavin John Hyde

    DNO charges when needing isolator fitted.

    Spoke to the local DNO this week, as a job im quoting for needs an isolator fitted so i can run a small second CU from a henley block to supply an extension. I may also be running a supply to the separate garage in the foreseeable future. I only need them to either de-energise supply and i will...
  8. T

    Laptop charges off 12v battery/inverter when full, stops after a while

    Hey so I have a 300W inverter and a 24ah 12v battery. This works to run and charge my laptop for a couple of hours, however after a while the laptop stops charging but I can still charge my phone off the USB that the inverter comes with. Can someone explain why this might happen, does the...
  9. Dan

    Which card readers do you use for taking payment?

    Wondering which card readers you guys use for taking payment at the customers door etc. I think some people/banks can take payments via mobile phone and whatnot now can't they? Using the phone number or something?? What sort of charges apply?
  10. R

    Travel time and charges

    Hi All Just wondered how and what folks charge for travel? I've been lucky in the fact that all of my work is within a ten minute drive from home, and so charging for travel has never been an issue. However, I have been offered quite a bit of work that will require traveling a fair distance...
  11. C

    Utility company charges for our damage to lead sheathed electricity cabling

    Hi, I am looking for some advice, my bungalow was built in 1926 and in the 20 years that I have owned it there has always been an ugly lead pipe half chased in the plaster and half not, running behind the front door, making decorating in the hall awkward as well as being unsightly. Having...
  12. N

    Working out charges

    Hello, just wondering how folks are working out their rates. I realise you work out what you want to earn per year and the total overheads of your business, add these two together and then divide it by the amount of hours you will work per year to arrive at an hourly rate. My questions are: 1...
  13. L

    Charges

    Good Day Everyone, During college days and apprenticeship times I used to do some minor electrical domestic job , jobs that don't need to certify, I have gained my qualification now and become a NAPIT member , in other words I am now self employed ( not VAT registered yet ) I normally charge...
  14. K

    Fluke 87 LCD repair

    Hey. Does anyone have a source for replacement fluke LCDs ? I have 87v here with a cracked display and I'm struggling to find a UK source for a replacement part. I've contacted fluke they've told me they won't supply a spare but will fix it if I send it to them, it's a 5 minute job to repair so...
  15. T

    Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations

    Has anyone else seen the new Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations that come in to force on 13th June...
  16. J

    company charges for tax returns.

    Hi all, I've recently started work and part of it is working through a company which deals with my returns. However, for this service, the company wants eighteen pounds a week. Is this considered a normal price for managing an individual's tax returns? Thanks for the help!
  17. J

    call out charges

    Hi guys, about pricing again. What's a reasonable/suitable price for a call out charge?
  18. L

    Test certificate charges

    I was just wondering what people charge when carrying out inspection and testing. Do you charge by the circuit or have you a fixed price for the type of certificate that's being issued?
  19. G

    Christmas call out charges

    Just wondering what would be considered a fair Christmas day call out charge.
  20. D

    parking charges

    Evening to the Forum. How do members recover the parking charges incurred by meters, or, paying the £600 a year Trader's Permit, on smaller jobs taking an hour or two. Round it up a fiver? Or, that'll be £43 please, Missus.

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